The natural killer activity of peritoneal fluid lymphocytes is decreased in women with endometriosis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 290-295

  Oosterlynck, D J ^a   Meuleman, C ^a   Waer, M ^a   Vandeputte, M ^a   Koninckx, P R ^a  

^a REGA INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; natural killer activity; peritoneal fluid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOTOXICITY; EFFECTOR CELL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFERTILITY; LAPAROSCOPY; LYMPHOCYTE; MENSTRUATION; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERITONEAL FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0026716708     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)55224-8     Document Type: Article

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